May Shortens UK Cabinet’s Christmas Break to Prepare for ‘No Deal’ Brexit

May Shortens UK Cabinet’s Christmas Break to Prepare for ‘No Deal’ Brexit
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, on Dec. 4, 2018. Henry Nicholls/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has cut her Cabinet ministers’ Christmas break short to prepare for a “no deal” Brexit, as the March 2019 UK–European Union divorce deadline looms.

Members of the British Parliament are normally scheduled to return to work Jan. 7, but May has told her ministers to meet Jan. 2, cutting into their Christmas recess, to press ahead with preparations for all eventualities—including a no-deal crash-out.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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